The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-04-23
STATE NEWS.

Last years wheat crop has been about
all shipped out of Rogue river valley
now.
Prospects for crops in Rogue river val
ley were never better this season of the
year.
All the available Cinnamon from
about Corvallis have gone to work on
the Oregon X California extension.
Circuit court will reopen at Jackson
willie on the 25th when n number of de-
cisions will be pronounced hy Judge
Webster.
In the vicinity Of Pleasant Hill, Lane
county, only few of the farmers are
through seeding and some have scarce
" begun.
Owing to the rains of the past week
in Jackson county the roads have be-
come quite muddy again in different
localities.
About Newberg Yamhili county,
everybody is busy putting in crops. In
that vicinity great many young trees
have been set out this season.
Sheep men claim, says the Arlington
Times, that more sheep perished on an
average tins season, in Eastern Oregon,
than has been for several years.
There were 2lo cars of freight side
tracked ut Huntington the fore part of
last week, awaiting transportation to
Portland, says La Grande paper.
xReports from Crook county show
considerable loss of cattle ON the ranges.
The storm of the winter was quite Sc
we're, and cattle were scattered so they
could not be fed.
The 44storion perretratcs the follow
ing Joke: The seals are reported To have
left Sand island. They have the inter-
state commerce law under present con-
sideration, probably.
4 literary bureau has been formed at
Newport, Benton county, for the pur-
pose of distributing literature To aid in
carrying the prohibitory amendment
in November. They ask allpeople in
terested i'm this work 10 contribute their
influence in its favor.
Milton Eagle: If the harvest turn
out as we now have cause to hope and
all our anticipations are Relation are
left in the country. A great many
strangers visited Milton duringthe week
and all praise our wheat fields, our or
chards and our strawberry beds.
Ashland exchanges: Henry Ninson,
who came in from Bonanza this week,
says hcrsemen in many portions of
Klamath and Lake counties will be
disappointed i'll the number ofcolts cal
culated upon this spring, the increase
having been cut down one-third or
more by the hard winter.
The Dalles Times lHonatdiacer: The
cold weather during the past few days
has been very injurious To the lambs,
and a great loss is expected from this
cause. We are informed that very
many lambs died at Antelope last
week on account of the cold weather.
This Will be quite loss TO our sheep
men.
Rev. Campbell organized a prohibi-
ton club at Empire City several days
ago, with 80 members The officers
are: Maj. NJ. Tower, president f. Schet-
ter, vice-president; :. Campbell, secre-
tary; Mrs. NJ. Tower, Mrs. n. +. Owen,
Mrs. /. Richardson, Mrs. ]. G.. Cook
and Miss Georgia Cammann, COM
nittec.
The Klamath Star is responsible for
/ the following: Recently pack horse
belonging to the Nevada City 4 Down
ieville Stage company fell over the
/ grade above Camptonville and slid
/ down the snowy emhanlment 5000 feet
/ to the North Golxa river. The animal
was rescued a few days latter alive
with his load
/ \ militia company has been organiz-
ed at Eugene City with the following
/ officers: Captain, F. f. Patterson; LIST
Lieut., s. c. Sladden; 2d Lieut.. H. NJ.
Lambert; lst Sergeant, NJ. q. Butter
I field; 81, G. r. Lockwood; Sd, Geo. G..
swift; 4th, A, G. Woodcock; lst cor
/ poral, Elmer Cieaver; 2d, Alex Cock
/ erIine; Sd, III. F. HollenbeclS; 4th, G.
J. Howard.
The Arlington paper is informed that
/ Mr.. Hicklin met with a severe loss in
L. -
| ing and dipping. and the unprotected
sheep, left out in the rain of Saturday
/ night, chilled and several hundred
died. This Is hard blow, at the end
of hard winter.
Guard. The bids for building the
new Masonic Hall, were as follows
Roney & Abrams, 50, 700; g. H. Parks,
80, 765; w. III. Fenton, SO, Isl; :. o.
Garrison & Co, $40, ,245; V. Mcfarland
$4,000. Alexander & Davis, $40, ,4S0
A. w. Scott, I0,9S3. 1t is not likely
that the contract will be let at thest
figures but that new plans will be pre-
pared.
"A few days ago on the Siuslaw, Will,
a Mr.. Palm was out hunting, he killed
very large deer. Being to heavy t.
carry home, the next day his son anc
Mr.. Inman, neighbor, took horse K
1
the deer was gone. The dog, scentinl
track, soon freed big California lion
which had taken the deer, ate most al
of it, and then covered the remainde
with leaves. Mr.. Inman shot and kill
ed him. This specimen of feRi.rs con
cotOr was ''whopper."
The Polk County Teachers Institut,
! viii be held at Dallas, beginning at rs
f O'Clock Thursday, April 2S, and hold
! ing over Friday and Saturday. As thi
is an initial institute to the annual in
stitutes required by the amended schoo
| laws, all teachers and friends of educa
: ton are urgently requested to be pres
ent. At the evening sessions promi
nent educators will deliver lectures
An excellent programe for the entir
session is now in active preparation
State superintendent McElroy will
present.